Stovepipe-holder.



J. SGANLAN.

STOVEPIPE HOLDER,

APPLIOATION FILED JULY24,1912.

Fcatented Jan, 14:, 1913.

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a vwewtoz a a W a JAMES SCANLAN, OF DISCO, ILLINOIS.

STOVEPIPE-HOLDER.

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7 Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 24,1912. Serial No. 711,375.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JAMES SCANLAN, a citizenof the United States, residing at Disco, in the county of Hancock and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stovepipe-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. V

This invention relates to improvements in stove pipe fasteners and has for its objec-t the provision of simple, efficient and inexpensive means to retain the stovepipe in the hole leading to the chimney flue and to also prevent separation of the pipe sections at the joint thereof.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a holder for stovepipes which may be easily and quickly attached to and detached from the pipe, and'is capable of a wide range of adjustment to permit of its application to the pipe when disposed at'various distances from the chimneyhwa-ll.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device for securely retaining the end of the pipe in the hole in the chimney wall and which may also be utilized as a pipe hanger to support a horizontally disposed pipe.

With the above and other objects in view as willbecome apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, combinations and arrange ments of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.'

For a full understanding of theinvention, reference is to be had to the following de-' scription and accompanying drawing in which- Figure l is a side elevation illustrating the application of the device and showing the same attached to the vertically disposed Stovepipe and to a' chimney wall; Fig. 2- is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the longitudinally extensible members.

"Corresponding and like parts are referred to in-the following description and designated in the accompanying drawings by lik reference characters.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates two. similar'plates one of which is longitudinally adjustable upon the other.

Each of these plates is provided with alongitudinal slot 6, through which a transversely disposed bolt 7 is passed. This bolt is provided with a head on one end, the

other end thereof being threaded to receive a nut 8. I preferably employ two of these connecting bolts between the adjustable plates to secure a rigid clamp. for the eX- tensible plates when the wing nuts 8 are threaded-into binding engagement with said plates, whereby the'asame are held against casual relative movement.

The plates 5 are each provided in one of their endswith the inclined notches or recesses 9 which open upon corresponding longitudinal edges of said plates. A twopart loop- 10 is removably mounted upon the end of one of the plates 5, the sections of the loop being hingedly connected as shown at 11. The other ends of the loop sections are provided with openings to receive a bolt 12, which is also adapted to be disposed in the notch or recess 9 in the end of one of the plates 5 upon which said loop is mounted.

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A suitable clamping nut 13 is threaded upon one end of this-bolt to hold the loop against movement with relation to said plate. Upon the notched end of the other of the adjustable plates5, an attaching member 14 is mounted, This member is formed from a single piece of metal, bent upon itself havingits ends spaced apart and disposed in a plane at right angles to the plane of the intermediate portions of said plate, as shown at 15. 'Theseend portions of the attaching plate are also provided with openings to receive a bolt 16, which is adapted to be received in the notch or recess 9 provided in the end of one of the plates 5. The -at-tach-. ing member 14 is providedwith openings for the reception of screws, nails or anal ogous fastening devices whereby said member1 1may be securelyattached to the chimney wa sition adjacent, the flue opening, and the notched ends of the movable bars or-plates A nut 17 is, of course, threaded on the bolt 16 to clamp the ends of the atare engaged with the bolts 12 and 16 respectively in the manner above described.

The nuts on the ends of said loolts urc edjnsted to tightly clamp the sleeve or loop end the attaching member to the adjustable The bolts '5 disposed in the slots o'l the he] 3 are moved. to the ends oi the slots in the respective hers and the nuts there-oat adjusted into clamping engagement with the hers thus provid 2i snhstztntiully rigid connection between, the pipe-engagi g loop 10, and the uttuching nicn'iher lit. providing-the plates 3 with the notches 9 clined in ielzitivel opposite directions, liability of the ends o:t said plates littii'zg ott of the bolts 16 or in the event that the holder is RCOlGc'ltflllff struck will he eltectuallv "prevei ed. These inc l notches in the ends ot the ad ustable etc also edtnit of the cosy and quiet; con tion of the adjustable plates to the tlOlllll. long 10 and the uttoching lllQlllu, ll hen it is del ed to di: e the pipe sections o c on the some, holder may he easily 2 quickly 7 hy simply looscuinp '1 on tl c t the holt it and llisen n the notcht end oil? the hair l and bolt. The tor" may remain upm vertical nine tion or he remove l ull. tronc as pi e; l roin the force" 7 it is believed that construction mul niunncr o'f operetioiji my improved stm'epipe holder will clearl v understood.

its the device consists oil but few elen'ieuts which are of simple form it will he oln ions that the invention can he produced in its entirety ill? comperntivelt small cost.

lit will also he readily understood that the invention may he utilized as a hen itllCl attached. to e heznn or ceiling, Wall to ill support o horizontally disposed pipe.

holder may he very easily and quickly scljnsted, and is extremely etlicient and serviceuhle in practical use.

l' i hile l have shown and described the preferred constructior1 and arrangement ot the various elements, it will heundei'stood that the invention is susceptible 0t considerohle modification, without departing from the essential features or sacrificing any out the advantages thcreoit.

Having th described the invention what is claimed is l. in {L stovc pipe holder tne combination with the pipe embracing loop and the wall bracket. said loop and h iltliflt having spaced. parallel portions; and bolts connectin the same, ot a longitudii'mllv adjustable hcl er consisting of two plates one of which sliduhlc upon theother, each of said phi heing provided adjacent to one end with :1 notch, said notches opening npon one of the longitudinal edges oi? the plates and adapted to receive the loolts of the pipe loop mill vfzill bracket respectively, and

1 secure the plates of the holder to- V v holder the combine- .lh o pipe c nging member and a (1 tot" sold ineinh and bracket hovll itnessesz v l3. lJlLLI:

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